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Users => Vehicles - MultiRotors => Topic started by: Rood_Dragon on January 25, 2016, 02:10:42 am

Title: Revolution max number of motors
Post by: Rood_Dragon on January 25, 2016, 02:10:42 am

can the revolution support an octocopter layout I am looking to build an eagle 650 with 8 or 4 motors just starting my research

Title: Re: Revolution max number of motors
Post by: xfce on January 25, 2016, 04:38:12 am

Quote from: Rood_Dragon on January 25, 2016, 02:10:42 am

can the revolution support an octocopter layout I am looking to build an eagle 650 with 8 or 4 motors just starting my research

yes, i think it support up-to 12 pwm output, maybe u can use the gcs's vehicle setup wizard

Title: Re: Revolution max number of motors
Post by: f5soh on January 25, 2016, 10:52:52 am

Octos are not supported in Wizard.

Here is the FlexiIO (receiver) port pinout for Revolution:
(https://forum.librepilot.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=687.0;attach=1304)

Title: Re: Revolution max number of motors
Post by: Rood_Dragon on January 26, 2016, 02:02:03 am

so if you have a h copter and have 2 motors per arm 1 up 1 down do you split the single from the esc or daisey chain it if you wanted the two motors to act as one if you know what i mean

Title: Re: Revolution max number of motors
Post by: f5soh on January 26, 2016, 11:27:05 am

Every motor with his output.

The "quad" you describe is the OctoCoax.
(https://librepilot.atlassian.net/wiki/download/thumbnails/5669255/octo-coax-X.png)

You need to affect two motors outputs on FlexiIO port.

Title: Re: Revolution max number of motors
Post by: f5soh on January 26, 2016, 11:34:43 am

You should do something like that and keep the bank5 (white outputs) for other usage like a buzzer.

Output 8 and 9 are on FlexiIO, pin7 and pin8

(https://forum.librepilot.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=687.0;attach=1315)

(https://forum.librepilot.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=687.0;attach=1317)

Title: Re: Revolution max number of motors
Post by: Rood_Dragon on January 26, 2016, 05:36:37 pm

Awesome thanks for the information